Jan. 6 Select Committee Chair says Committee Already Has All the Evidence it Needs
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, chairs the select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Photo by Sethasak Boonchai This week,...
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Adam Lynch
- Jun 3, 2022
The Horrifying Legacy of Whore’s Lake
The route on 49 West to the small town of Drew, Mississippi, will take you through Entergy Mississippi’s spanking-new solar facility near...
Jaylin Jones
- May 30, 2022
Starbucks Unionization Expands West, Rattling CEOs
The national wave of Starbucks unionizations hit Texas last week, throwing corporate CEO’s into a panic. Employees at two Starbucks...
Adam Lynch
- May 19, 2022
Women’s Rights Aren’t The Only Ones at Stake
Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic is imperiled by the Supreme Court’s recent decision, which will force many impoverished...
Adam Lynch
- Apr 29, 2022
TANF Designed to Be a Slush Fund, Say Officials
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson said he voted against converting the nation’s welfare system into a block grant 25 years ago because he feared...
Adam Lynch
- Apr 20, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is Fighting to Dissolve Black-Voting Districts
Florida District Map State legislators are currently in the process of redistricting, a process that occurs every 10 years and involves...
Dawson Johnson
- Apr 13, 2022
It’s High Time D.C. Became a State, Say Residents
D.C. residents are campaigning hard for statehood in the aftermath of Congress’ push to undermine local marijuana laws. Residents are...
Adam Lynch
- Apr 6, 2022
Almost All Mississippi Judges are Running Unopposed This Year; That’s a Problem
CivicsEngine discovered a majority of local and judicial elections were uncontested in 2020, signaling complications for U.S. democracy....
Adam Lynch
- Mar 11, 2022
Mississippi Nearly Kills Teacher Pay Raises, Keeps Divorce Punitive
Photo by Katerina Holmes from Pexels The Republican controlled Mississippi House was willing to let teacher pay raises die another year,...
Jaylin Jones
- Mar 7, 2022
Florida’s New Slew of Legislation Endangers LGBTQIA+ Youth
Florida Republicans are pushing a wave of Anti-LGBTQ legislation this year. House Bill 1557 and Senate Bill 1834, referred to as the...
Dawson Johnson
- Mar 2, 2022
Spit-Shining the Glass Ceiling
Mississippi state legislators don’t shatter glass ceilings like a Braves-style slugger. They spit-shine it. Last October, Mississippi...
Adam Lynch
- Feb 25, 2022
Dueling Tax Cuts Compete to Hurt Mississippi
Members in the Mississippi Senate chamber approved a tax cut that only marginally ruins the state’s budget compared to even more...
Jaylin Jones
- Feb 18, 2022
Black Senators Stage Walkout In Protest of CRT Ban
Black Mississippi senators staged a walkout to protest a bill described as a ban on Critical Race Theory. The walkout brought national...
Perdita Patrice
- Feb 11, 2022
Democracy Still Dead in the South
Mississippi’s white majority in the House and Senate slaughtered a host of pro-democracy bills this month, punctuating that the state...
Adam Lynch
- Feb 4, 2022
Calling All Cyber Ninjas: Republican Senators Invite the Ninjas to Mississippi
Interior of the Mississippi Senate, where GOP officials want to hire more Cyber Ninjas to embarrass democracy. Sen. David Blount...
Adam Lynch
- Jan 24, 2022
Under the Dome, Medical Marijuana Band-Aid Passes the Senate
Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Desoto, prepares to pass around a watered-down doob while Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann prepares to keep his...
Adam Lynch
- Jan 18, 2022
State Leaders Working to Bust the Budget for the Wealthy
Mississippi House members approved legislation ending personal income tax in Mississippi this week, and economists are warning it will be...
Polly C. Speak
- Jan 7, 2022
Under the Dome is Back, Baby! | Week 1 (Jan. 2022)
The Lighthouse’s “Under the Dome” series is officially back as we follow a slate of 2022 legislative sessions opening across the...
Adam Lynch
- Sep 20, 2021
It’s About Racism: Studies Suggest Why White Politicians’ Still Oppose Expanding Medicaid
White Mississippi leaders are digging their heels in on refusing to expand Medicaid in the state, despite the resulting financial fallout...
Perdita Patrice
- Apr 2, 2021
House Resolution 1 Explained
Democratic majorities in the U.S. House already voted to approve HR1 in March, and now the bill awaits approval in the Senate, with its...
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